Which to use
“vide” and “vite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,546
- “vide” frequency rank
- #406
- “vite” frequency rank
- 1952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vide | vite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne contient rien ; qui est totalement dépourvu de. | Rapide, qui se meut avec célérité, avec promptitude ; se dit surtout dans le sport, sinon plutôt des animaux et des choses dont le mouvement est rapide. |
Where the eye mixes vide and vite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vide with vite
A purely visual mix-up. vide (\vid\) and vite (\vit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “vide” becomes t in “vite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vide is recorded at frequency rank #1,546, classified as anadj, pronounced \vid\. vite is at rank #406, tagged as anadj, pronounced \vit\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1952, this pair ranks #437,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vide vs vite
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "vide": d. Private to "vite": t.
"vide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vide" and "vite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vide" or "vite"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vide" and "vite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vide" and "vite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vide vs viv". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #437,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.